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If you want to start a business of your own and help others find work, you may want to look into a staffing company. It will take dedication, long hours, and hard work to get started, but the rewards of running your own business may be well worth it. For your business to work, you should spend time researching and developing it, to fine tune your concept, rather than diving head first into the idea. Follow these steps to learn how to start a staffing business of your own.

Steps

1

Develop your business plan. If you don't want to write it yourself, hire someone to assist you or write it for you. Your business plan should include a variety of information about the business including how much money you need, the market and competition in the area, and how you plan to make it work. It should also include a potential time line for you to follow to ensure a smooth business opening.

2

Check into all the local, state, and federal guidelines you must abide by to start a business of this nature. File all necessary permits and licensing paperwork to begin legal operation. The actual requirements you must follow will vary greatly based on your chosen business structure and your location.

3

Acquire business insurance to protect yourself and your business as you work with clients and employees. You are liable for what your employees do on the job, including mistakes, accidents, injuries, and overall bad performance. Since you cannot directly supervise your employees, you must have good liability insurance.

4

Select a location for your business. If you choose to operate the business from home, this can save you money on an office location but it also can make it more difficult to meet with prospective applicants. If you opt to run a business from an office building, scout potential locations, and secure the best option based upon your budget while also considering convenience for employees.

5

Look through job listings, and contact companies who may be interested in using your company to find employees. Make sure you have a variety of jobs available to match to your potential applicants. Set your rate based on what the company is willing to offer you and what you will have to pay the employee. Your temp service may earn a flat rate per employee, but the rate may vary depending on positions you fill.

6

Start advertising. You can't run a staffing agency without employees. Use several different methods including flyers, online listings, and word of mouth. Make use of free or inexpensive advertising methods until your business gets started, unless you have the capital for a larger advertising budget.

7

Start taking applications. If necessary, require a background check and drug test from all applicants to ensure you will offer quality applicants.

8

Match hired applicants to the available positions. You must be prepared to deal with your clients if you send them an employee who doesn't meet their expectations. Use your best judgment to determine whether this employee deserves a shot at another job with different company or be fired from your company completely.

Warnings

Don't start your temp agency with too many companies at first. It is better to work with 1 or 2 companies who know how many employees they will need and how long they will need them than to get too many going at once.

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